The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

A Commentary

Joanne Scott

The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

A Commentary

Joanne Scott

Description

This book offers an article by article legal commentary on the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS Agreement), which allows WTO members to implement barriers to trade on food or pharmaceutical products in order to protect public health, provided that the measure is based on established international guidelines or backed by scientific evidence.

This book looks at the case law which has grown up around the SPS Agreement, includes an analysis of the recent Biotech (GMOs) panel report, examines the working of the SPS Committee, an important site for transnational governance in food safety, and the relationship between the SPS Agreement and international standards.

The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

A Commentary

Joanne Scott

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. The SPS Agreement: The Basics3. Co-operative Regulation in the WTO: The SPS Committee4. The Science-Based Obligations5. Additional Obligations6. Transparency7. Control, Inspection and Approval Procedures8. International Standards and SPS9. The Developing Country Dimension

The WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

A Commentary

Joanne Scott

Author Information

Joanne Scott is Professor of European Law, University College London. She joined UCL in July 2005 having taught previously at the University of Cambridge and Clare College, Cambridge. She is a regular visiting professor at Columbia Law School, and is visiting at Harvard Law School during 2005/06.